I’m so excited, I’m going to have my first solo photo exhibit! In addition to stock photography I love to take photos of car details, and the University of Michigan has accepted a set of 12 photos for an exhibit “It’s all in the details: Car design,” to take place on North Campus in November.
I got the photos printed through online service AdoramaPix, and framing through Michael’s framing here in town. The framing manager there, Ryan, has been tremendously supportive of my photo endeavors, so I’m happy to do business with them. I looked up local places but it just didn’t work out.
The exhibit folks offered to have a reception. At first I was thinking I wouldn’t have a reception, as I really don’t like to have attention called to myself, but my artist friend Shonda Bottke insisted I had to have one, so I agreed.
What advice do you have for me as I prepare for this first exhibit and the reception? I’d love to hear from you, thanks!
October 19th addendum – Some details figured out. Exhibit will take place November 16 – December 13, Pierpont Commons piano room, 2101 Bonisteel Blvd, here in Ann Arbor. I can’t wait… :)
Susan Montgomery Photos 
I know that this post is almost a year old, but I love that you showed automotive detail pictures. I enjoy taking detail shots also (https://www.flickr.com/photos/135535272@N05/with/21910968182/), but I never thought about doing an exhibition. So you’ve prodded me to do more stock photos with your article on DPS, and now my mind is stirring about the possibility of a similar exhibition.
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Great to hear! I like your car detail photos, particularly those where you get down to the specific detail, where you had the patience to wait until people were out of the shot, and where you positioned yourself so you can’t see your reflection in the photo. Best wishes with this!
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Wonderful series.
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Thanks, Ron, means a lot coming from you, I’m a follower of yours and your impressive photos…
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You are welcome.
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How exciting! The photographs are incredible. What a great opportunity.
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Thank you kindly! Very timely response, I’ve been getting lots of replies from friends who will attend the exhibit reception and I was getting worried whether the photos were good enough, your comment is much appreciated….
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Love your photography skills. Would you mind swinging by my page and take a look. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance
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Thanks so much! I really like your photos, we seem to like a lot of the same things, and I’m also a single mom, so we have that in common too… Advice, let’s see… One that helped me a lot is this – before you take the shot, look all around the edges of your shot to see what might be in the background that is going to distract from the main focus of the photo. That alone made a big difference – Just changing the angle of the shot, or moving an item out of the way can make a big difference!
The other of course is to just keep taking photos, you’ll find out what you like and what you don’t like, and you’ll bump into the limits of your camera knowledge, which will force you to learn a bit at a time the capabilities of your camera, which also will help improve your photos. That’s how I did it at least, and I’m still learning..
Best wishes,
Susan
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… Oh, ,and check out the “Resources for Better Photographs” category, or course… :)
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Wow! Very cool, Susan! Congratulations!
Linda C. Peterson Assistant to the Associate Dean Undergraduate Education College of Engineering University of Michigan 734-647-7150
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Thanks for the support, Linda!
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